Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
The word that hath
been
unto
Jeremiah from Jehovah,
after Nebuzar-Adan,
chief
of the executioners,
hath
sent
him from
Ramah, in
his
taking
him --
and
he
a
prisoner
in chains --
in
the
midst
of
all the removal
of Jerusalem and of
Judah ,
who are
removed
to Babylon.
This
is
the word that came
to
Jeremiah from the
LORD
after Nebuzaradan
captain
of the guard
had
released
him at
Ramah, having
found
him bound
in chains among
all the captives
of Jerusalem and Judah who were
being
exiled
to Babylon.
And
the chief
of the executioners
taketh
Jeremiah ,
and saith
unto
him, `Jehovah
thy
God hath
spoken
this evil
concerning
this place,
The captain
of the guard
found
Jeremiah and said
to
him, “The
LORD
your
God decreed
this disaster
on
this place,
and Jehovah
bringeth
`
it '
in,
and
doth
as He spake,
because ye
have sinned against Jehovah,
and have not hearkened
to
His voice, even
this thing hath
been
to you.
and now
the
LORD
has
fulfilled
it ;
He
has
done
just
as He said.
Because you
people
have sinned against the
LORD
and have not obeyed
His voice, this thing has
happened
to you.
`And
now, lo
, I have
loosed
thee
to-day
from the chains that `are'
on thy
hand;
if good
in
thine
eyes
to come with me `
to '
Babylon, come, and I keep
mine
eye
upon
thee:
and
if evil
in
thine
eyes
to come with me to Babylon, forbear;
see
, all
the land `
is '
before thee,
whither
`
it be'
good ,
and whither
`it
be'
right in
thine
eyes
to go
--
go. '
--
But
now, behold
, I am
freeing
you
today
from the chains that were
on your
wrists.
If it
pleases
you
to come with me to Babylon, then
come, and I will
take
care
of
you.
But
if it
seems
wrong
to you
to
come with me to Babylon, go
no
farther.
Look
, the whole
land is before you.
Wherever
it seems
good and right to you,
go there
. ”
and
while
he
doth
not
reply
--
`Or
turn
back
unto
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath
appointed over the cities of Judah, and dwell
with him in
the
midst
of
the people, or whithersoever
it
is
right
in
thine
eyes
to
go --
go
. '
And
the chief
of the executioners
giveth
to
him for
the
way,
and a gift ,
and sendeth
him away,
But
before
Jeremiah
turned
to
go,
Nebuzaradan
added,
“Return
to
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the
son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has
appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay
with him among
the people, or go anywhere
else
that
seems
right
. ”
Then
the captain
of the guard
gave
him a
ration
and a gift and released
him .
and
Jeremiah cometh
in
unto
Gedaliah son of Ahikam ,
to
Mizpah ,
and dwelleth
with him ,
in
the
midst
of
the people who are
left in the land.
So
Jeremiah went
to
Gedaliah son of Ahikam at
Mizpah and stayed
with him among
the people who were
left in the land.
And
all the heads
of the forces
that
`are'
in the field hear,
they
and
their
men,
that the king of Babylon hath
appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land ,
and that he hath
charged
him `with'
men, and
women, and infants,
and
of
the poor
of the land ,
of
those
who
have
not been removed
to Babylon ;
When
all the commanders
and
men
of the armies
in the field heard
that the king of Babylon had
appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had
put
him in
charge
of
the
men, women, and children
who
were
the poorest
of the land and
had
not been exiled
to Babylon ,
and
they come
in
unto
Gedaliah
to Mizpah ,
even
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and
Johanan and Jonathan sons of Kareah, and
Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and
the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maachathite,
they and their men.
they came
to Gedaliah
at
Mizpah —
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the
sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—
they and their men.
And
swear
to
them
doth
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, and
to their men, saying
, `Be
not afraid of
serving
the Chaldeans ,
abide
in the land ,
and serve the king of Babylon, and it is
well for
you ;
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the
son of Shaphan, swore
an
oath
to them
and
their men, assuring
them
, “Do
not be
afraid to
serve
the Chaldeans .
Live
in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will
go
well with
you .
and
I,
lo
, I am
dwelling
in Mizpah ,
to stand
before the Chaldeans who are
come in
unto
us ,
and
ye
, gather ye
wine, and
summer fruit, and oil, and
put
in your vessels
, and dwell
in your
cities that
ye
have taken. '
As
for
me
, I will
stay
in Mizpah to represent
you
before the Chaldeans who come to
us .
As
for
you
, gather wine grapes
, summer fruit, and oil, place
them
in your storage
jars
, and live
in the
cities you
have taken. ”
And
also
all the Jews who
`are'
in Moab, and
among
the
sons
of
Ammon, and
in
Edom, and who
`are'
in
all the lands ,
have
heard that the king of Babylon hath
given
a remnant to
Judah ,
and that
he
hath
appointed over
them
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan,
When
all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other
lands heard that the king of Babylon had
left
a remnant in
Judah and had
appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the
son of Shaphan, over
them,
and
all the
Jews
from all the places whither
they have
been driven,
turn
back
and enter
the land of Judah, unto
Gedaliah,
to Mizpah ,
and they gather
wine and summer fruit --
very
much
.
they
all returned
from all the places to
which
they had
been banished
and came
to
the land of Judah, to Gedaliah
at
Mizpah .
And they gathered
an
abundance
of
wine grapes
and summer fruit.
And
Johanan son of Kareah ,
and all the heads
of the forces
that
`are'
in the field ,
have
come
in
unto
Gedaliah
to Mizpah ,
Meanwhile,
Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders
of the armies
in the field came
to Gedaliah
at
Mizpah
and they
say
unto
him, `Dost
thou
really
know
that Baalis king of the sons
of
Ammon
hath
sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to smite
thy
soul
? '
And
Gedaliah son of Ahikam hath
not given
to
them credence
.
and said
to
him, “Are
you
aware
that Baalis king of the Ammonites
has
sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take
your
life
? ”
But
Gedaliah son of Ahikam did
not believe
them.
And
Johanan son of Kareah hath
spoken
unto
Gedaliah in
secret,
in
Mizpah ,
saying,
`
Let me go ,
I
pray
thee,
and I
smite
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and
no one doth
know ;
why doth
he smite
thy
soul?
and scattered
have
been
all Judah who are
gathered unto
thee
, and
perished
hath
the remnant of Judah .'
Then
Johanan son of Kareah spoke
privately
to
Gedaliah at
Mizpah .
“
Let me go and kill
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, ”
he
said.
“
No one will
know it.
Why should
he take
your
life
and scatter
all the
people
of
Judah who have
gathered to
you
, so
that
the remnant of Judah would
perish?”
And
Gedaliah son of Ahikam saith
unto
Johanan son of Kareah, `Thou
dost
not do this
thing ,
for
falsehood
thou
art
speaking
concerning
Ishmael. '
But
Gedaliah son of Ahikam said
to
Johanan son of Kareah, “Do
not do such
a
thing !
What
you
are
saying
about
Ishmael is
a
lie
. ”
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